After Yuan Xi went in, he saw Hou's daughter sleeping soundly on the couch, and lowered his voice and said, "Is everything okay?"
Madam Hou said softly: "If Mr. Ruo is lucky, it will be great."
In order not to disturb the child, the two of them kept their voices very low, which made them sound like thieves with guilty consciences. Ms. Hou felt at a loss and said solemnly: "Master, please sit down."
The two sat down opposite each other. Hou leaned forward and held the teapot to serve tea to the tea bowl in front of Yuan Xi.
Her waist is very thin, and even when she is twisted around, she does not look bloated at all. When she leans down, a gap inevitably squeezes out of the tightly covered neckline, revealing some ambiguous whiteness inside.
To be fair, Mrs. Hou has a slender figure and her breasts are inevitably not that amazing, but coupled with her face that is always smiling, she has a unique charm.
Yuan Xi couldn't help coughing and bowed his body slightly. Hou seemed to be aware of it and quickly covered his collar with his hands and sat up straight.
The two of them felt a little thirsty. When Yuan Xi saw this, he made up his mind and told the suggestions of the counselors today.
Finally, Yuan Xi said: "When I rescued my wife on the high building that day, I didn't have such thoughts. I just felt that my wife's daughter should not die like this."
"But times have changed, and the situation has changed now. Madam's status as a widow may cause a lot of trouble to Madam, mother and daughter in the future."
"I will not take back the promise of marriage between the two families."
"But Madam's title should no longer be associated with the Gongsun family, so I came here to ask Madam what she thinks."
"Whether you want to stay or go, the decision is up to you, Madam."
Mrs. Hou pursed her lips lightly, "Young master, do you want to marry me to someone else?"
Yuan Xi was embarrassed, "This"
Ms. Hou sighed softly: "In troubled times, we women don't have so many choices."
"Although the world has a lot of criticism about women remarrying, as Queen Lu, she has been trapped in the hands of her enemies for several years. Who can explain it clearly?"
"I have never been sorry to the Gongsun family from the beginning to the end."
When she said this, her face turned a little gloomy, probably because she thought of Gongsun Zan's ruthlessness on the high building.
Was it Gongsun Zan's sword that really chilled her heart?
Yuan Xi sighed, "As long as Madam can think about it."
He always felt that he was forcing others to do something difficult, but he saw Madam Hou raise his head, with a half-smile on his face, "Who do you want me to marry, Master?"
Yuan Xi was speechless for a moment, "Why did Madam ask me about this?"
Mrs. Hou sighed slightly, "My color is so vulgar that the young master wants to drive me away."
"Forget it, I will leave my little girl behind and leave tomorrow."
Yuan Xi sighed: "Madam, I know that's not what I meant."
"When Bo Gui died because of me, didn't Madam hold grudge against me?"
"Besides, I'm afraid that the world will criticize my wife. If she marries the enemy who killed her husband, she will not be able to hold her head high in the future."
Mr. Hou sneered and said, "Young Master is really kind-hearted."
"What do the people think of keeping my concubine in the house for such a long time? Is the young master just pretending to be confused?"
"Can I remarry someone else?"
Yuan Xi thought to himself that this was where he found it difficult to get off the tiger, and sighed: "I have so many wives and concubines, I'm afraid my wife will be wronged."
"And what's the difference between what I do and what Cao Cao did to Bian's widow?"
Hou said softly: "I heard that Cao Cao killed Bian Rang, which was an unreasonable and righteous act."
"When the young master and my late husband meet on the battlefield, life or death depends on heaven. This is a fair decision."
"Moreover, the young master gave my late husband a chance to live, but he refused. What the young master did was upright and above all reproachable."
"I'm just an ordinary woman. Even if I leave the house, I can't protect myself. Now I just want a roof over my head. I don't want to compete for favors. I can live a peaceful life and raise my daughter. That's all I want."
"Now that my status as concubine has hindered the young master's dominance, I should repay the young master's favor for saving the mother and daughter's life with my broken body. This can be regarded as repaying the kindness."
"If the master doesn't despise my ruined body, I am willing to follow the master."
Yuan Xi subconsciously said: "I am willing to give my wife a status and treat her with courtesy. In the future, Xi will never force my wife to do anything against her will."
The Hou family then leaned over and said, "Thank you very much for taking me in. I will ask for your advice later."
Yuan Xi also hurriedly returned the favor. There was not necessarily much true love between him and Hou. It was just that the two of them made the most appropriate choice based on their current situation, each taking what they needed.
They both raised their heads at the same time. Hou looked into Yuan Xi's eyes, her face was hot, and she couldn't help but lower her head.
Yuan Xi couldn't help but wanted to reach out, but heard a cough outside, then an exclamation, and then the sound of footsteps hurried away.
Yuan Xi was so angry that he got up and rushed outside, "Cao Xian, you eavesdropped again!"
"Look how I will teach you a lesson today!"
Not long after, Cao Xian's screams for mercy were heard in the distance.
The sound reached the door, and Mrs. Hou felt the cold autumn wind blowing in from the window, but her face felt a little warm.
Cao Xian broke free from Yuan Xi's pull and ran towards Lu Lingqi's house, shouting: "Madam, save me!"
Lu Lingqi heard the sound and came out and said, "What's wrong?"
Cao Xian said pitifully: "I dare not say anything."
Yuan Xi had already caught up and said, angry and funny, "Just say it, I will never hit you on the head."
After hearing this, Cao Xian couldn't help but hold his head and secretly looked at Yuan Xi through the gap in his sleeves.
Lu Lingqi sighed and said to Cao Xian: "Look, I can't do anything about my husband. After all, he secretly brought Mrs. Du back and never told me."
Yuan Xi broke out in a cold sweat, thinking that it was only a matter of time before this matter was exposed. After all, Mrs. Du had lived in the mansion for such a long time. If Lu Lingqi asked Mrs. Cao Xianhou about the people in the mansion, she would definitely know that Mrs. Du was following her. Chen Gui’s motorcade came to Beixin City.
At this point, he had no choice but to pretend to be stupid, "I thought it was a big deal. I had absolutely no other thoughts about her. When she came to Beixin City, I didn't restrict her movements. The same was true when she left. Come to think of it. Just come and leave if you want."
Lu Lingqi's face brightened after hearing this, "Do you really think so?"
Yuan Xi quickly said: "Really, if I get interested, can I put it behind me and even forget to tell you?"
"If I really care about her, I should try my best to hide it, right?"
Lu Lingqi sighed, "But I promised her back then that I would escort her back to Bingzhou safely."
"Do you know who I asked to send her away in the first place?"
Yuan Xi was confused, "Isn't it Mr. Han Yu?"
Lu Lingqi shook her head and said: "Of course I can't know Mr. Han Yu. I asked Master to take Mrs. Du out of the house."
"My husband is so irresponsible. Is it right to remember the dead master?"
Yuan Xi was sweating instantly, and he found that he seemed to be in a dilemma.
If you want to admit that you know the whereabouts of Mrs. Du, then you must have evil intentions.
If he didn't tell Mrs. Du's whereabouts, he would be betraying Qu Yi's entrustment before his death.
Cao Xian looked at Yuan Xi, then at Lu Lingqi, and thought that this development was not right. He had not yet revealed the breaking news that the young master wanted to accept Madam Hou, so why did the young master seem to be unable to bear it?
Is it to add insult to injury, or to give the young master a hand?
She clapped her hands and said, "Oh, look at me, how could I have forgotten that the young master said that he had already arranged everything about Madam Du, but he just didn't have time to tell Madam!"
"Sir, is that right?"
When Yuan Xi saw Cao Xian blinking at him desperately, he immediately understood and smiled at Lu Lingqi: "Look, I thought it was a big deal, but I didn't mention it to my wife."
"I forgot about this. I have already placed Mrs. Du in another place, and I plan to send her back after a while."
"Would you like to meet her, madam?"
After hearing this, Lu Lingqi nodded with satisfaction, "You still have some conscience. I thought you hid it from me on purpose."
"But thinking about it later, it doesn't seem like you had other thoughts when you placed Mrs. Du so close to her."
Yuan Xi felt that his vest was soaked with cold sweat. Lu Lingqi indeed knew the whereabouts of Mrs. Du!
Was this something someone else told her, or did she discover something fishy herself?
While he was feeling uneasy, Lu Lingqi said, "I will go see her tomorrow. My husband, please come with me."
When Yuan Xi saw Lu Lingqi entering the room, he took a moment to pull Cao Xian aside and whispered: "Did you tell her?"
Cao Xian exclaimed: "How is it possible? I will never betray the young master!"
Yuan Xi felt strange and asked again: "Then how did you know?"
Cao Xian said proudly: "A while ago, we were harvesting and planting seeds. The young master lived in the military camp outside the city, but Sun Li often came back and walked out of the back door with the food in the kitchen. It must be abnormal."
"But he came back very soon. I thought there might be something fishy nearby, so I followed him there. I found that Sun Li went to deliver food to the house, and Mrs. Du's voice came from inside."
"I just woke up now. This must have been done by the young master."
Yuan Xi sweated profusely. He wanted to keep people from knowing as little as possible, so he sent Sun Li to deliver the meal. Unexpectedly, a flaw was revealed.
He said bitterly: "This kid Sun Li doesn't even know you are following him?"
"This is all martial arts training in vain!"
Cao Xian said proudly: "Master, don't look down on me, I have been practicing Wu Qin Opera!"
"Besides, the young master lives in a military camp outside the city. When Mrs. Lu came back to sleep, I asked her for advice on how to walk softly so that no one would hear me."
"Madam has taught me a lot of tricks. Now I have made rapid progress. I have practiced until I am seven steps away, and Madam can hear my footsteps."
Yuan Xi was stunned, Cao Xian’s talent was all focused on peeping and eavesdropping!
But he still wondered, how did Lu Lingqi find out about Mrs. Du's whereabouts?
He found that having too many women around him was not a good thing. There were only a few of them, and the backyard was already a mess!
Yuan Xi gradually realized how sad it was for a middle-aged man to hide in the toilet.
However, in the past, it was very common for noble disciples to have heirs, so it was very common for them to take concubines. Now Yuan Xi is confident. If Zhen Mi successfully gives birth to a boy, she can devote her energy to foreign affairs. .
However, the situation in Youzhou was tense, and Yuan Xi had a headache when he thought about the messy situation in Liaodong. If it couldn't be done, he could only sit down and negotiate with Gongsun Du and Shan Yu Tadun, and first join forces to deal with the Xianbei outside the pass south.
If Xianbei can be completely driven to the north, a huge vacuum will appear on the Korean Peninsula. If Yuan Xi can take advantage of it and expand his territory, it will be very worthwhile.
The only regret is that this springboard was originally the nearest Qingzhou Peninsula, but now it seems that Yuan Tan cannot be counted on.
Yuan Xi thought about it, at what price could Gongsun Du and Wu Huan invade the Korean Peninsula controlled by Xianbei?
(End of chapter)
